Karpeles Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Karpeles Surname Definition:

Karpels is a Jewish surname found in 18th century Bohemia (now the Czech republic.) It appears to be an exclusively Jewish name, now primarily found in the Jewish diaspora outside Europe. The name originates from a man named Karpel, a diminutive form of the Russian Karp, meaning the fruit of the mind, i.

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Karpeles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Israel621:138,02614,788
Austria211:405,49741,758
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Czechia141:759,53467,321
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Karpelès (1) are calculated separately.

Karpeles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Karpels is a Jewish surname found in 18th century Bohemia (now the Czech republic.) It appears to be an exclusively Jewish name, now primarily found in the Jewish diaspora outside Europe. The name originates from a man named Karpel, a diminutive form of the Russian Karp, meaning the fruit of the mind, i.e. wisdom. Karp is derived from the Greek Carpus (Καρπος.) The son(s) of Karpel took their father's name as a nickname, appended with a -s to denote so.

As a surname it literally means, descendant of the wise one.

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Karpeles Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Karpeles Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Karpeles is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms: Karpelès. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karpeles? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karpeles is the 857,026th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Karpeles is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Karpeles live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Karpeles is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 2,095,138. In The United States Karpeles is most numerous in: California, where 44 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Karpeles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Karpeles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Karpeles surname rose 2,883 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karpeles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Karpeles last name are 6.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Karpeles earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.08% less than the national average, earning R 182,796 per year and in United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karpelès961/
Kerpeles885/
Karpelis885/
Karpiles881/
Carpeles880/
Karpelesová848/
Karpelecz824/
Karpals801/
Kerpelis7550/
Karpalis753/
Kharpals751/
Carpiles751/
Kourpelis711/

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